Coaching Agreement

Acknowledgment Of Services:
I understand that Colwyn Meredith of Reconnecting Self is a Certified Life Skills Coach with Rhodes Wellness College.

Coach’s Role

1. Co-create a collaborative partnership that supports you to deepen self-awareness,enhance creative ability, foster personal mastery, and cultivate your full potential.

2. Ask timely and appropriate questions that foster and support greater self-awareness and inner resourcefulness and assist in working through any personal roadblocks/obstacles(conscious or unconscious) that may arise.

3. Honor that some experiences/things in life are private, which you may or may not choose to share or explore as part of these coaching sessions.

4. Facilitate effective coaching processes/techniques designed to help tap into your own inherent wisdom/insights, work through any perceived challenges, and explore creative possibilities and potential.

Client’s Role
1. Commit to a coaching relationship/partnership that supports my abilities to:
Deepen self-awareness and strive to identify whatever challenges, issues, and/or
opportunities you may be experiencing.

2. Become aware of and commit to working through any blind spots, roadblocks, or
obstacles to success that may arise.

3. Utilize emerging insights/learning to enhance your personal/professional growth
and development.

2. Take responsibility for my own actions and behaviors.

3. Be intentional about making empowering, conscious choices that truly reflect and
support my needs/desires/goals in life.

4. Follow through and be accountable for the completion of any action planning
steps/activities generated as a result of each coaching session.

No Refund Policy In Effect:
I understand that there is a no refund policy in effect. 

Session Payments:
I agree to present payment directly before services rendered.
I understand that should I choose to purchase a discounted session package they have an expiry from the date of purchase based on the package purchased. 
  

A 5-session package must be used within 6 months from time of purchase.
A 10-session package must be used within 1 year from time of purchase.
In order to hold accountability and continue in my personal growth, otherwise they are forfeited after the expiry. It is my responsibility to keep track of my sessions and not the responsibility of Colwyn Meredith of Reconnecting Self.

I understand that the time of sessions involve:  

Initial Intake Session is 90 minutes
* Required prior to booking individual sessions
or packages. This is where we go over in detail your goals, desires, the changes
you are seeking. We get to know one another to build rapport and discuss what
to expect from our work together.

Recurring Sessions are 60 minutes in length.
I understand that I must be on time for my appointment and there will be no extra time provided at the time the session is scheduled to be over. 
If I am late for a session, I understand I may lose some time during that session time. Ifit is a disruption to the session it can conclude in a loss of session (ie. 20-30 min left in asession is not sufficient for coaching sessions and discussing matters that require more processing time).

Cancellations, No Show Policy & Punctuality:
I understand and agree that I must provide at least 24 hours’ notice of cancellation or re-scheduled session, or I forfeit the value of that session. I.E. I will be charged/lose a session from my package.

Coaching & Confidentiality

1. As a client, I understand and agree that I am fully responsible for my physical, mental,emotional, and spiritual well-being during my coaching conversations, including my choices and decisions. All coaching topics/issues for discussion are my choice. I am aware that I can choose to discontinue coaching at any time.

2. I understand that my coach will always do their best to coach in a manner which reflects the ICF Core Competencies and standards of Rhodes Wellness College.

3. I understand that coaching is a comprehensive process that may involve all areas of my life, including work, finances, health, relationships, and recreation. I acknowledge that deciding how to handle these issues and implementing my choices is exclusively my responsibility.

4. I will not use coaching as a substitute for counseling, psychotherapy, mental health care or substance abuse treatment. I recognize that I am seeing a coach and not a licensed mental health professional, advisor, consultant or mentor.

5. I understand that coaching is not to be used in lieu of professional advice. I will seek professional guidance for advice regarding academic, legal, medical, financial, business, or other matters. I understand that all decisions in these areas are exclusively mine and I acknowledge that my decisions and my actions regarding them are my responsibility.

6. I understand that all information received by the coach from the client shall be held in strict confidence. This includes all and any information received verbally, electronically,in writing, or any other form of communication. All such information shall remain in confidence after the coaching relationship has ended.

7. I understand if we see each other accidently outside of the coaching session, the coach may not acknowledge me first. It is my right to privacy and confidentiality, and the coach does not wish to jeopardize my privacy.

8. I understand that following circumstances are exclusions to the confidentiality and require disclosure:
- There is an imminent danger to an identifiable third party or to self.
- When a coach suspects abuse or neglect of a child, elder or dependent adult.
- When a disclosure is ordered by a court.
- When a client requests disclosure.

In consideration of Colwyn Meredith of Reconnecting Self coaching services to the Client, the Client:
1. Agrees that the Coach (Colwyn Meredith of Reconnecting Self) is not qualified to diagnose or treat physical or psychological medical conditions.

2. Agrees that it is the Client’s responsibility to ensure the Client’s fitness to receive coaching services from Colwyn Meredith of Reconnecting Self and to seek treatment, including diagnosis, from qualified medical professionals when required.

3. Waives and releases of liability from Colwyn Meredith of Reconnecting Self from any and all claims for damages or loss that may arise directly or indirectly from the coaching services delivered to the Client. This waiver extends to claims in contract, tort or otherwise, including (but not limited to) claims of negligence, or physical and psychological injury.

4. Agrees that this waiver may be in addition to any other consideration that passes between the Client and Colwyn Meredith of Reconnecting Self, where signed in addition to any other contractual documents, forms a severable and enforceable part, addition or addendum to those documents.